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Wednesday, July 19, 12noon, Grange Insurance Audubon Center, 505 W. Whittier St.; this event will also be live-streamed on YouTube

Saturday, July 15, 12noon-6pm, Maize Manor United Methodist Church, 3901 Maize Rd., and several other locations in Linden

Explore beautiful gardens and sustainable living in Columbus’ Linden neighborhood!

This in-person event will take place on Saturday, July 15, 12noon-6pm.

Participating sites include urban farms, homesteads, community gardens, land banks and space-sharing options, and examples of small gardening yielding plenty.

Tuesday, July 18, 7-8pm, Grandview Heights Public Library, 1685 W. First Ave.

Enjoy amazing bands, great food trucks, the Grandview Heights Public Library “PopUp Library,” and more, on the library lawn!

Concerts take place on Tuesday evenings during June and July (except for July 4) at a new time this year, 7-8pm.

Get all the details at ghpl.org/music/.

2023 Performance Schedule

• 7-18-2023: Flogo Shaggins (Rock/Funk)

Tuesday, July 18, 7-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

In the face of relentless attacks on abortion access and bodily autonomy, abortion pills have become even more essential.

Learn how to share information about why Self-Managed Abortion (SMA) through medication is a safe, effective, and convenient reproductive health option for those in your community.

RSVP for this event by using this link.

Tuesday, July 18, 6:30pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Whetstone Branch], 3909 N. High St.

Join us on July 18, when our special guests will be:

• Kelly Dufour, Voting and Elections Manager with Common Cause

• Rachel Coyle, Co-Founder of How Things Work at the Ohio Statehouse

We will be discussing why a NO vote on Issue 1 in the August 8 Special Election is crucial to supporting our state democracy, and how you can get involved to help.

6:30pm: Social hour

7pm: Remarks from Kelly and Rachel, followed by a question-and-answer period.

Monday, July 17, 5pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Join our weekly coalition-building meetings on defending democracy and protecting the climate. Hear from special guests focusing on grassroots activism. Please invite your friends!

RSVP for this event by using this link.

Check out our |Zoom Room| for other collaborative Zooms and events.

Saturday, July 15, 10am-6pm; Sunday, July 16, 10am-5pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Main Branch], 96 S. Grant Ave., and Topiary Park, 480 E. Town St.

The Columbus Book Festival is a two-day event that celebrates a community of book lovers.

Inside the Main Library, over 135 featured authors will talk about their newly-released books in lively panel discussions in the library’s seven meeting rooms.

Outside, in Topiary Park, the Festival Marketplace will be active with dozens of exhibitor tents, family-friendly entertainment, food trucks, merchandise tables, and more.

Saturday, July 15, 10am-6pm; Sunday, July 16, 10am-5pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Main Branch], 96 S. Grant Ave., and Topiary Park, 480 E. Town St.

The Columbus Book Festival is a two-day event that celebrates a community of book lovers.

Inside the Main Library, over 135 featured authors will talk about their newly-released books in lively panel discussions in the library’s seven meeting rooms.

Outside, in Topiary Park, the Festival Marketplace will be active with dozens of exhibitor tents, family-friendly entertainment, food trucks, merchandise tables, and more.

Saturday, July 15, 1-5pm, Sunny Glen Garden, 3507 Sunny Glen Pl.

Sunny Glen Garden and many of the Connecting Community Corridor for People Pollinators and the Planet in Linden are part of Simply Living’s Sustainable Home & Garden Tour this year!

Sunny Glen Garden Educational Tours on July 15

1-5pm: Self-Guided Native Plant Tour

Come see approximately 120+ Ohio Native Plants in the Prairie Garden, Woodland area, and Rain Garden area as they will all be labeled and coming into bloom!

1pm: Edible Permaculture Forest Garden Tour

Saturday, July 15, 9-11am, Stratford Ecological Center 3083 Liberty Rd., Delaware, Ohio